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EXPLORATIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does explorative mean?
• EXPLORATIVE (adjective)
The adjective EXPLORATIVE has 1 sense:
1. serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
Familiarity information: EXPLORATIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
Synonyms:
explorative; exploratory
Context example:
exploratory talks between diplomats
Similar:
alpha (early testing stage of a software or hardware product)
beta (preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product)
preliminary (denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important)
searching (exploring thoroughly)
wildcat ((of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive)
Derivation:
explore (inquire into)
explore (travel to or penetrate into)
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